Photographer's Note

Church of a founded Benedictine abbey with Xe century, it is the largest of Romanesque churches of the area.
The primitive intersecting ribs date from the end of XIIe century. Chapels and fortifications were added to XIVe century.
The blind arcades, cornices and capitals take as a starting point a model reproduced in Puy, Aurillac and Conques.

This church shelters a superb Christ out of wooden of the XVIIIe century.

After having been a priory Benedictine until 1135 attached to other abbeys, autonomy is acquired in 1135. The abbey was removed in 1777, by royal decree.

The inheritance is important, with its abbey and its five other Romanesque churches disseminated on the territory of the commune, and other churches and chapel, market and bridge medieval.

Nant is a french commune, located in the department of Aveyron of the Midi-Pyrénées area, populated of 846 Nantais, distributed on 110 km², That is to say 8 hab./km².

Nant with its 110 km², is one of the most extended communes of France, extending on part of causse of Larzac and its buttresses, the valley of Durzon and part of the valley of Dourbie. Nant is located at the edge of the Templier Country and in edge of the Regional natural park of Large Causses.

The Large Causses are formations limestones of the Jurassic means and superior, a thickness of more than 500 meters, creating generating karstic systems of sources in the valleys.

Dourbie is a Cevennes river. It takes its source with the mount of Aulas, in Linguas, to 1300 m, the south of the mountain of Aigoual, in the department of Gard.
It also runs in the department of Aveyron and is thrown, after 920 m of unevenness and 72 km of course through throats and valleys between Black Causse and Causse of Larzac, in Millau in the Tarn with the bridge of Cureplat to 320 m, him even tributary of the Garonne.
Its irregular and seasonal course with known the minimal flow of 2,9 cubic meters a second, to reach up to 728 cubic meters a second maximum flow.
Dourbie is famous near the trout fishermen.

Hi Joel,
I see it, finding a good optic angle was not easy to the photo. The church was built around fairly much. We received a beautiful architectural series again from you with a superb note. According to me the other two photos could have received an independent appearance. Great series. Congratulations.
With a friendly greeting. Have a nice weekend!
George

Hallo Joel!
What a beautiful and "complicated" architecture! A truly venerable and most interesting building. I seldom saw a church like this one. In combination with your excellent note you present an outstanding contribution here. Thank you!
Greetings from grey and cold Germany!
Frank

Hello Joël,
A very interesting church captured from a well chosen point of view. The presence of the table and chairs outside the cafe hints at the human touch. I also like the light and shadow contrasts.

Hello Joel!It is a line of pictures of eminent buildings of Nant city that him I know from her football team.A very interesting church Amazing architecture Good the POV and the place. Good color with a superb note Regards!
Amicalement
Filika
Georgios

Hi Joel,
Another nice architectural capture with perfect pov and nicely composed.
The only detail which I didn't like too much, is the white plastic table and chairs at right bottom. But anyhow a good entry with nice usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Bonjour Joel,
Thank you for the fine informative notes regarding this beautiful Abbey history and the commune town!
the image is real good with that sharpness and the wonderful lighting over it!
the exposure and focus is spot on
well done
merci
Tony

Hello Jose,
Very big a church at the corner, not easy to show it entirely, I like the white furniture at the road side too.
I see it interior arranged with many long benches, and I can imagine how big this old church, this stone's make church with high walls and ceiling should always cold inside, so that i can not see fans, interesting composition, thanks for sharing.
Ally